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Butterflies of North America

Butterflies of Missouri

Linda's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes linda)

Linda's Roadside-Skipper (Amblyscirtes linda H. A. Freeman)

Wing span: 1 1/8 - 1 5/16 inches (2.9 - 3.4 cm).

Identification: Upperside is dark brown with a few light spots;
male forewing stigma is obscure. Underside of forewing is deep
brown with a black tip; hindwing is black-brown with gray
overscales and a band of pale gray spots.

Life history: Females lay eggs singly on the underside of host
leaves near the edge. Caterpillars eat leaves, and live and
pupate in tents of folded, sealed leaves.

Flight: Two broods from April-July.

Caterpillar hosts: Indian woodoats grass (Chasmanthium
latifolia).

Adult food: Nectar from flowers including blackberry.

Habitat: Near woodland streams.

Range: Western Tennessee west through southern Illinois,
Missouri, and Arkansas to eastern Oklahoma.

Conservation: Populations and their habitat should be conserved
wherever found.

The Nature Conservancy Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled globally
because of rarity (6 to 20 occurrences), or because of other
factors demonstrably making it very vulnerable to extinction
throughout its range. (Endangered throughout its range).